The impact of drug use on perceptions of credibility in indigenous outreach workers
The impact of drug use on perceptions of credibility in indigenous outreach workers
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DOI：
10.1177/1049732304273934
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Latkin, Carl A.
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作者：
Mitchell, Shannon Gwin;Peterson, James A.;Latkin, Carl A.
在一项艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防干预中，作者利用土著外展工作者的社会网络成员(N=20)，对外展工作者的可信度进行了调查。研究中包括的网络成员在项目完成后接受了半结构化访谈。没有积极使用非法药物的外展工作人员比使用毒品的人更有可能被描述为可信的。总体而言，吸毒损害了对外展工作者与其网络成员关系的信任，从而对人们的可信度产生了负面影响。结果表明，使用本土吸毒者作为外展工作者的复杂性，对伪善行为的潜在负面看法，以及从间接参与者的角度评估社会干预的必要性。
The authors conducted an investigation of perceptions of outreach worker credibility using the social network members (N = 20) of indigenous outreach workers in an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention. The network members included in the study received semistructured interviews following the program's completion. Outreach workers who were not actively using illicit drugs were more likely to be described as credible than were those who were using drugs. In general, drug use negatively affected perceptions of credibility via damaged trust in the outreach worker's relationship with his or her network member. Results indicate the complexity of using indigenous drug users as outreach workers, the potential negative perceptions concerning hypocritical behavior, and the need to evaluate social interventions from the standpoint of indirect participants.